Lenski Wednesday Announcements

September 26, 2012

 

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 IN THIS ISSUE

 

Lenski Star Newsletter 

 

Lenski Annual Giving - Last Week to Donate! 

 

Family Bingo Night

 

General PTO Meeting

 

Vision & Hearing Volunteer Sign-Up

 

Littleton Stride October 28, 2012

 

Lenski Running Club

 

King Soopers Reloadable Cards

 

Streets of Southglenn - Street Smarts Program

 

Lunch on the Lawn

 

Lenski PTO on Facebook and Twitter

 
QUICK LINKS
 
Lois Lenski Elem. Website
 
Newsletter

 Calendar of Events
  
Lunch Calendar 
   
 Reloadable
Grocery Cards ($25 each)
  
Box Tops for Education

Archived Emails of "Lenski Wednesday Announcements"
Mark your calendars...
 

September 10-28 - Lunch on the Lawn

 

September 27 - Room Parent Meeting, 9:15 a.m. in

                       the cafeteria/multipurpose room

 

September 28 - Bingo Night

  

October 3 - PLC Day

                 Grades 1-5, 11:06-3:43 p.m.

                 KAM - 11:06-1:02 p.m.

                 KPM - 1:47-3:43 p.m.

 

October 4 - General PTO Meeting, 7-8 p.m.

 

October 5 - Kindergarten Vision and Hearing

 

October 8-12 - Vision & Hearing Grades 1-5

  

October 17 - Kindergarten Parent/Teacher
                   Conferences - No School for 
                   Kindergarteners only
 
October 18-19 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
                        No School for all grades
 
October 21 - Littleton Stride, 8:30 a.m.
LenskiNews 

 
Lenski Star Newsletter
newsletter #2 
Please click here to see the Lenski Star Newsletter, dated September 26.  It contains detailed information on the Fall Festival, Parent/Teacher Conferences, Vision & Hearing, and more.  Also, please don't miss the September and October Calendar of Events in the Quick Link box to the left.

LenskiFund

 

Lenski annual fundraiser  

 

 

 

Attention Procrastinators!

 

This is the last week of Lenski Annual Giving: The One Minute Fundraiser. Our goal is $60,000 by October 1.  We are almost there!  If you have already donated, THANK YOU!   If not, please do by Monday at http://lenski.littletonpublicschools.net/Default.aspx?tabid=10073 !  Don't forget to ask your friends and family if they would also like to support the school. If you have corporate matching available at your company, please let us know. 

 

Contact me if I can help in any way.  Let's make this last week a good one and reach our goal!  Heidi Elliott at heidi@beanstalk-marketing.com.

Bingo
 
 bingo night #3
Family Bingo Night
Friday, September 28th, 2012, 5:30-8:30 p.m. 
                               

Family Bingo Night, a Lenski tradition!  This is a fun-filled evening for students and their families. We will play Bingo, Draw for Raffle Prizes, Eat Pizza and much more... The money earned goes back to Lenski to help benefit the students.  For more information and to download a copy of the order form, please click here.

 

Raffle tickets are on sale through September 28th. Prize drawings will be held at Bingo Night on September 28th and YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE PRESENT TO WIN!  Check out the fabulous raffle prizes on the raffle order form (they are also on display in the school lobby). To purchase tickets, download the form & send it to school with a check by Friday, September 28th. The form can be returned in your child's folder, or directly to the office. Tickets may also be purchased at the Raffle Table on Bingo Night.  Best of luck, and thank you for supporting Lenski!

 
Questions?  Please contact Holly Malcolm at 303-808-8682 or hollymalcolm@comcast.net.
 PTOMeeting
 
All Parents are Invited to Attend
General PTO Meeting
Lenski Media Center -Thursday, October 4th, 7-8 p.m.
 
Please join us for an open forum with Scott Murphy, Littleton Public Schools Superintendent.  Get the Scoop on What's Going on in LPS....
 

What is the outlook for the fiscal stability of LPS?  How do Lenski's test scores compare?  How is LPS adapting to the changing state standards?  What can Lenski parents expect from the middle school experience?  What legislative changes are on the horizon?  Come hear the answers to these questions and any others that are on your mind.

 

Scott Murphy has been superintendent of Littleton Public Schools since 2006 and has a long and impressive history in education.

 

Questions?  Please contact Amy Walker Kurtz at amy_m_walker@yahoo.com or Nancy Seavall at nancy@triggtech.com.

 VisionHearing
 
Vision & Hearing Volunteer Sign-Up
October 5, 8-12vision & hearing 
 

We are currently in need of volunteers for the Vision and Hearing Screening at Lois Lenski. To volunteer, click on Mysignup to chaperone kids to and from the Vision and Hearing Screening Bus.  Feel free to sign up for more than one time slot.

 

We need help for 6 days; Friday Oct. 5th, Monday Oct. 8-12th. We will also need back up volunteers.

 

You will escort small groups of kids to and from their class rooms, to the Vision and Hearing bus at the front of the school. The Vision and Hearing specialists will give you a list of classrooms and kids, and will tell you how many kids they want you to bring each time. You will walk the groups to and from the bus outside.

 

Questions?  Please contact Jenna Sellers at jenna.s@q.com - we appreciate all your time and help.

 LittletonStride                       
Littleton Stride
On Your Mark... Get Set... GO!!!

It's time to register for the LPS Foundation's annual 5K and 10K Run/Walk and Kids Fun Run on Sunday, October 28, 2012.  Early Bird Special for ONLINE REGISTRATIONS ONLY has been EXTENDED!  For a limited time you can register at last year's prices.  Now through September 27th, register online and save $5 on each registration (Kids Fun Run excluded).  Be sure to put Lenski in as your LPS school!

 

Click here  to register online.  Or register by mail, through local running stores, or at school by downloading this form, which also contains more information about the event.  Details about the event can be found at www.runthestride.com.

 

Questions?  Please contact Margot LaBree at abreefamily@msn.com.
 LenskiRunClub
 
Lenski Running Club - Back by Popular
tennisshoe
Demand    
 
Nearly 500 students joined Lenski's Running Club in 2011, improving fitness and earning prizes for every mile completed!  Run with us again in 2012!
 
Sprint on over to the field during full-day Friday lunch recesses in September and October (9/7, 9/14, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12 & 10/26).  Lenski Running Club membership is open to all Lenski students - no signup or experience necessary.  Last year's members can add to their prize collection or start anew.  All we require is a good attitude and an aptitude for fun! 
 
Parent participation is welcomed, and volunteer positions are still available at My Sign Up
 
Questions?  Contact Leisha Andersen(LeishaAndersen@me.com), Mim Lyles (MimRLyles@msn.com ) or Coach Wilson (mwilson@lps.k12.co.us).

KingSoop king soopers

 

  

Gift a Little Gift... Card, that is!

 

Have you tried buying gift cards with your King Soopers Reloadable Grocery Card yet?  It's easy!  Simply reload your King Soopers card at the Customer Service Desk, or at the cashier's before you scan your first item.  Then throw a gift card -- or three - into your basket, and pay as usual!  Our favorites?   Southwest Airlines, Target, Nordstrom, Barnes & Noble, and Aeropostale. Also, Amazon!   Our school STILL gets 5% cash back, automatically. Happy shopping!

 

Questions?  Call or e-mail your query to the Reloadable Team: 

Jenn Regan at MattAndJennRegan@yahoo.com, 303-503-6243

Cameron Morgan at JCMorgan1969@yahoo.com, 303-257-9747

Ashley Gonzales at AshleyGonzales@comcast.net, 720-404-2486.

StreetsSouth
 
 
Streets of Southglenn - Street Smarts Program
 

WIN a HOLLYWOOD THEATRES GIFTCARD! 

Drawing to be held on October 1, 2012Streetsmarts.  Sign Up for the Streets Smarts e-mail by registering your e-mail address where you will receive exclusive Street Smarts bonus offers and earn 1,000 bonus points for Lenski. All e-mails registered with the Streets of SouthGlenn on October 1, 2012 will be placed in the drawing.  If you have more than one e-mail address feel free to register all of them!

 

Do you shop, eat out, buy groceries, check out books or go to the movies at The Streets of SouthGlenn?  If so, click here to see what you can do to help Lenski!  

 

E-mail Jan McElhiney at jmcelhiney@ciber.com with questions.

LunchonLawn thanks to our volunteers
Lunch on the Lawn                     
 
Thank you so much to the volunteers who signed up to make Lunch on the Lawn possible. The students are having a great time!  Please join your child this week and next week for lunch outside.
PTOConnected
 
facebook Lenski PTO is Now Connected! 

 

Would you like to know the latest PTO scoop or if Lunch on the Lawn has been cancelled?  Join our PTO Facebook and Twitter accounts to be the first to know!
      If you have any questions about information in this email, please contact PTO Communications, Gaytral Ackerman (ackermantg@comcast.net) or PTO Co-Presidents Nancy Seavall (nancy@triggtech.comor Amy Walker Kurtz(amy_m_walker@yahoo.com).   For access to past issues of the Lenski Wednesday Announcements, please visit our archives for more information.